I love my 2.25 SP 101 but I can't conceal it as well as these flat autos and as I age my ever more arthritic fingers struggle with the double action trigger pull. So I now mostly go w .40 cal autos.
Not a lot of meat to this report. Could go far deeper into advantages / dis for each.
So I'll post some thoughts: I have recently gone to an older 10mm XDM with the 5.25 barrel. I live in Alaska brown bear country. They go thru my yard now and then. For years I have carried a 41 magnum loaded...
Something to consider in cold weather firearms use: I live in rural Alaska. A couple years ago, about February, we had a club handgun competition using dueling trees. It was hovering about 30-33F degrees. I have seen many semi autos bind up from cold lube (especially 22s). So I took my dry...